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Alicia Masters (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Alicia Reiss Masters
Current Alias

Aliases
Alicia Reiss

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation
Associate of the Fantastic Four

Relatives
Jacob Reiss (Father; Deceased), Marcia Deston Reiss Masters (Mother; Deceased), Phillip Masters (Puppet Master, Step-Father)

Universe

Base Of Operations

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes


Unusual Features
Blind

Status
Citizenship

Marital Status

Occupation
Sculptress


First appearance

History

Alicia's father Jacob died when his partner - Philip Masters, the Puppet Master- prisoner of the resentmen, decided to destroy the laboratory where they worked. Jacob tried to stop him, but he was killed in the fight. Philip blew up the laboratory. Without his knowledge, Alicia and her mother, Marcia, accompanied Jacob to the laboratory. In the explosion, Alicia was blinded, and Marcia died when she inhaled toxic gas. Feeling remorseful, Philip adopted the girl and swore at all costs to restore her vision, without success.

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Alicia Masters (Silver Age era)

Alicia moved with her adopted father to Manhattan, and studied in a special school for the blind. Soon, Alicia discovered her passion for sculpture. Unfortunately, during that time Philip became completely mentally unbalanced, and tried to use a special clay for his own benefit. When the Fantastic Four got involved he forced Alicia to pose as the Invisible Girl and infiltrate the team, however she rebelled against him and instead became a friend of the Fantastic Four.[1] Alicia felt especially interested in the Thing, not by his appearance but his personality, and the two maintained a strong relationship for a time.

The Fantastic Four once travelled back in time to ancient Egypt to retrieve a rare herb that had the ability to cure blindness. Though the heroes found the herb in the possesion of Rama Tut and managed to retrieve it, they were unable to bring the remedy back with them to the present because Doctor Doom's time platform could not transport objects with radioctive properties.[2]

When the Silver Surfer, herald of Galactus, first came to Earth he came across Alicia by chance. She sensed his inner nobility and pleaded with him to spare humanity. His long-dormant emotions were stirred by Alicia's beauty and spirit. The Surfer turned on Galactus and helped fight him of.[3] Galactus punished the Surfer by trapping him on Earth, erecting an energy barrier around the planet that was uniquely attuned to the Surfer.[4] The Surfer became a global wanderer, trying to adjust to his new home and understand its people. A short time later, he returned to see Alicia, only to find himself in a pointless skirmish with a jealous Thing who misunderstood Alicia's interest in the Surfer.[5]

In a Skrull plot to infiltrate the Fantastic Four, Alicia was taken away by Paibok while another Skrull named Lyja impersonated her back on Earth. When encountering the Fantastic Four for the first time, Lyja was shocked to find the She-Hulk had taken the place of the Thing, who her plan hinged on. The Human Torch reluctantly told her that Ben had chosen to stay on Battleworld, thinking that Alicia was heart-broken over the loss of her love. Lyja’s plans were in shambles, but she reacted quickly and turned to Johnny, who she intended to get close to as a confidant. However, Lyja fell in love with Johnny, and the two were later married in a private ceremony that the Puppet Master nearly broke up until he realized how happy his niece (who he thought was Lyja) seemed to be. After Lyja's ruse was discovered, the real Alicia Masters was rescued from suspended animation by the Fantastic Four, unaware that any time had passed.

When the Fantastic Four were seemingly killed defeating Onslaught, Alicia acted as caretaker to Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman's young son, Franklin.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Sculpting: Alicia is one of the leading Neo-Realist sculptors in the world today. Her realistic yet romantic portrayals of the world’s superhumans have earned her household name status and great popularity.

Weaknesses

Blindness
Alicia Masters was blinded when at age 15.
She apparently has memorized most of Manhattan and can get about the city as easily as can an out-of-town visitor.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

  • Alicia was once given a special suit designed in the Negative Zone.

Trivia

When a fan asked Stan Lee for Alicia's surname, Lee admited he never thought about that, and organized a contest so that the fans could define Alicia's surname. "Masters" was chosen because she is the daughter of the Puppet Master.

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Discover and Discuss

  1. ↑ Fantastic Four #8
  2. ↑ Fantastic Four #19
  3. ↑ Fantastic Four #49
  4. ↑ Fantastic Four #50
  5. ↑ Fantastic Four #55
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